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PublishedMay 29, 2022
Putting COVID-19 behind, Bates College holds traditional graduation
Commencement speaker Dr. Nirav Shah, who is leading Maine's effort to thwart COVID-19, advises graduates to try to "be someone."
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PublishedApril 27, 2022
Bates College taps Dr. Nirav Shah as its commencement speaker
With pandemic fears waning, the college plans a traditional graduation ceremony in May for the first time in three years.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2021
It may be time to upgrade from cloth masks to hi-tech ones, experts say
Better masks will better block transmission of the virus, especially omicron, some say.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2021
In the midst of a record-setting surge, we’re learning we have to live with COVID-19
Scientists have shifted away from talk of eliminating the virus to controlling it, but the weeks and months ahead could be rough.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2021
Providing hope for relief from COVID-19, pace picks up for vaccinations in Maine
Dr. Nirav Shah also gives Halloween candy a green light as long as people trick or treat safely.
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PublishedJune 30, 2021
Health officials search for key to boosting vaccination numbers
The Maine CDC and the state's health care networks are examining who has yet to be vaccinated, the reasons why and how best to reach them.
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Vaccine shuffle all across Maine sends doses where they’re needed
In ‘a big chess game’ behind the scenes, health care providers and state epidemiologists are constantly moving thousands of doses from clinic to clinic, so the COVID-19 vaccine supply meets demand.
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PublishedApril 8, 2021
Bates extends lockdown two more days to stop COVID-19 spread
Students will have been kept mostly in their rooms for at least 12 days. to fight against 'relatively large outbreak.'
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2021
How Maine weathered the second surge – and what lies ahead
Maine dodged the worst of COVID-19 last spring and summer, but the virus got the upper hand as the seasons changed. Now the race is on to vaccinate our way clear of mutant strains.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine hit lowest levels since November
Patient counts continued to fall or remain flat at most of Maine’s hospitals as the U.S. experiences a modest reprieve from the virus’s onslaught.
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